SUNY Degrees and Formal Awards, 1949-50 Onwards

Degree counts from the State University of New York (SUNY) system are recorded by academic year and award type. The data includes counts for Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, First Professional Degrees, and Undergraduate and Graduate Certificates. It is published by data.ny.gov and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in degree production using Academic Year and degree type columns like Bachelor's Degrees and Master's Degrees.
• Compare the volume of different credential levels (e.g., Associate's Degrees vs. Doctoral Degrees) across academic years.
• Model the growth of graduate-level credentials over time using Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, and Graduate Certificates columns.

Strengths

• Data covers a long historical period, beginning with the 1949-50 academic year.
• Includes eight distinct columns for different degree and certificate types, allowing for granular analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Time Range

Beginning Academic Year 1949-50

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 22:03:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State University of New York (SUNY) system